Thoughts and information on contemporary American Indian issues, concerns, and news. While primarily focused on Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri, national issues and news are also included. Comments are the personal opinions of the blogster and might or might not coincide with the opinions of other American Indians, Tribes, or Organizations. The blogster is an enrolled member of the federally recognized Shawnee Tribe. Comments or questions may be e-mailed to: aihsc@gonmail.com

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This is a continuation of my comments that were originally posted on a different blog site provided by dakotabogs.com under the same heading of “On The Wings of Eagles” . That blog provider unexplainably, and without prior notice, ceased to exist the first week of April, 2008.

While moving my blog to this new provider causes a minor inconvenience to me, it is a major disruption for my many faithful readers who have had no notice that the blog would simply disappear. I sincerely hope that many of those readers will be able to rejoin me at this new site. Any assistance in distributing this new location would be appreciated.

For those who might be interested, some of my old blog comments can be found in caches by doing a Yahoo search for “On The Wings Of Eagles Threeoaks”.

For continuity, I am starting by reposting the last few comments from the previous site here.

To new readers, and old readers who find me again, I thank you for your time taken to be with me.

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Best wishes - Threeoaks

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Friday, June 26, 2009

Last year's 2 June post was a serious misrepresentation of the true condition of my health. Shortly thereafter, I had a total physical collaspe that resulted in six weeks in intensive care units in two different hospitals, followed by an additional two weeks in a regular ward. This was the result of a massive staph infection that had damaged my heart valves. It was also discovered that I had terminal Stage IV lung cancer that had spread to my liver and spleen. At one point, it was the common opinion of the attending doctors that I should be moved to a hospice and be made comfortable until the end. I rejected that road. After improving, I spent a month at a rehab house regaining weight (I had lost 50 pounds) and relearning to walk.

The following ten months of chemotherapy have left me tired, but have extended my life. I have accepted my fate - with my focus towards spending my time with my family and grandchildren - which I hope you will understand.

Meanwhile, attacks against the Indian peoples rain down in torrents spewed forth by both the private and governmental sectors. Thankfully, there are American Indian activists and their non-Indian friends who continue the battle to protect the American Indian peoples, histories. and cultures. We owe them all a great debt!

I apologize for the lack of immediate responses to any messages or comments directed to his blog. I'll try to catch up, as my health allows. I'll also attempt to address some of the vomit projected by those who wish to destroy the American Indians and masquerade in their place. Hopefully, some of the information given will continue to educate and help readers to protect themselves from being scammed.